Leslie Hardy

March 22, 2016

Leslie Hardy, 85, of Atmore, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016, in Pensacola. He was born on June 25, 1930, in Atmore to the late Joseph Benjamin and Hattie Phillips Hardy. He was retired from Higdon & Hardy Heating and Air-Conditioning. He enjoyed farming and gardening, was an avid cattleman, and dearly loved his family and his dog, Bo. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Atmore.

He was preceded in death by brothers, Louie Hardy and Lamar Hardy; and a sister, Lucille Zeringue.

Mr. Hardy is survived by his wife of 65 years, Florence Higdon Hardy of Atmore; two sons, Joe (Renee) Hardy and Billy (Vicki) Hardy, all of Atmore; two daughters, Bobbie (Steve) Mack of Cantonment and Melanie (Shayne Johnson) Hardy of Dallas, TX; one brother, Pete Hardy of Atmore; six sisters, Sarah (Hoyt) Coon, Betty (Gene) Singleton, Lois Hall, Nette Hardy, all of Atmore, Linda Garrick of Greensboro, NC, Tisha Phillips of Stockton, AL; six grandchildren, Jill (Bo) Franklin, Kelly (Tony) Benauer, Ben (Jamie) Hardy, Emily (Clay) Branch, Robert (Lena) Hardy and Jessi (Joseph) McDonald; and four great-grandchildren, Brooks Branch, Caroline Branch, Livia Hardy, and Gerard Benauer.

Services were held Saturday, March 19, 2016, at the First Baptist Church of Atmore with Rev. Arnold Hendrix and Brother Chris Pruitt officiating.

A private family graveside service was held at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Ben Hardy, Robert Hardy, Greg Hardy, Danny Hall, Steve Drew and Kelly Drew.

Honorary pallbearers were Bo Franklin, Clay Branch, Tony Benauer, and Joseph McDonald.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (CCFA) 733 Third Ave., Suite 510, New York, NY 10017 or the First Baptist Church Library Fund 310 South Main Street, Atmore, AL 36502.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

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